kurtshYIKES. Hope y'all didn't submit your DNA to 23andMe. Cuz it's getting sold.
"23andMe to cut 40% of workforce" - LinkedIn News
https://www.linkedin.com/news/story/23andme-to-cut-40-of-workforce-6226748/
"When it comes to changes in ownership (i.e., through a bankruptcy or sale), it seems like all bets are off. New ownership could choose to use this data in a myriad of ways that would seek to derive value from it, possibly including sharing it with insurance companies, employers and law enforcement..."
"Ask a Data Ethicist: What Happens to Your Data When a Company Goes Bankrupt?" - Dataversity
https://www.dataversity.net/ask-a-data-ethicist-what-happens-to-your-data-when-a-company-goes-bankrupt/
Dvonseggern@kurtsh I can’t fathom why anyone would give up their genome to any for-profit company. Does 23 and me have any kind of clawback provision?
@Dvonseggern
"I wanna find out if I'm 27% Neanderthal!"
"Do I have any Mongolian in me?"
"Do I have a predisposition to rheumatoid arthritis?"
...yeah, that's the lame stuff that gets 'em.
Most people don't realize that once their DNA is measured & registered, they're doxxed for life AND they've given up critical details on all their immediate relatives as well.
STUPIDSTUPIDSTUPID
gray@kurtsh @Dvonseggern This this this. Too eager to give up private information.